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Film / 2010
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
Directed by
Thom Zimny
The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978—including home rehearsals and studio sessions — with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record.
The story
The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978—including home rehearsals and studio sessions — with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record.
Cast
Bruce SpringsteenSelf
Mike AppelSelf - Manager 1972-1977
Roy BittanSelf - The E street band
Clarence ClemonsSelf - The E street band
Obie DziedzicSelf (archive footage)
Danny FedericiSelf - The E street band
Jimmy IovineSelf - Recording engineer
Nils LofgrenSelf - The E street band
Thom PanunzioSelf - Recording engineer
Chuck PlotkinSelf - Mixer
Patti ScialfaSelf
Toby ScottSelf
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